SynthesisThe Laryngoscope2018
Meta-analysis of quality-of-life improvement after cochlear implantation and associations with speech recognition abilities.
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110 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 229 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of cochlear implantation on quality of life in patients with age-related hearing loss: a systematic review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Cochlear implantation impact on health service utilisation and social outcomes: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of Cochlear Implantation Outcomes Evaluated With General Health-related Patient-reported Outcome Measures.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2018Pooled it
- What to Do When Cochlear Implant Users Plateau in Performance: a Pilot Study of Clinician-guided Aural Rehabilitation.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2018Trial
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- Longitudinal adaptations in neural and behavioral systems following hearing restoration using cochlear implants.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Quality of Life, Self-Esteem, and Social Integration in Cochlear Implant Recipients: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Tertiary Center in Romania.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- 'Leave no one behind': cochlear implantation under regional anaesthesia in a humanitarian setting - a case series.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Baseline Function Predicts Gains in Both Speech Recognition and Quality of Life After Cochlear Implantation.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2026Article
- Seeing anew: Mechanisms, outcomes, and challenges in adapting to restored sight via visual prostheses.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2026Review
- A Moderated Mediation Model Linking Speech-in-Noise Exposure, Speech Perception in Noise Ability, Loneliness, and Depression.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2026Article
- Baseline Differences in Cochlear Implant Candidates: Bilateral Traditional vs. Expanded Indications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Initial evaluation of using the AudioKey 2.0 app for cochlear implant usage data collection.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- How does Frailty Impact Peri-Operative and Speech Recognition Outcomes for Cochlear Implants in Veterans?Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Communication Experiences and Challenges in Adult Cochlear Implant Users: Associations with Age and Occupation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Patient Characteristics Associated With Speech Recognition and Quality of Life Improvement After Cochlear Implantation.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2026Article
- The Role of Preimplantation Cochlear Implant Expectations on Postimplantation Decisional Regret and Satisfaction: A Longitudinal, Prospective Pilot Study.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2026Article
- A digital audio workstation approach for matching the sound quality of speech and music for single-sided deaf patients fit with cochlear implants.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Predictors of Early and Long-Term Sound Quality Ratings in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
- Beyond speech perception: contemporary landscape of language agnostic hearing assessment.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
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Abstract
objectivesDetermine the impact of cochlear implantation on quality of life (QOL) and determine the correlation between QOL and speech recognition ability. STUDY
designTwo authors independently searched PubMed, Medline, Scopus, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature to identify studies reporting hearing-specific or cochlear implant (CI)-specific QOL outcomes before and after cochlear implantation, and studies reporting correlations between QOL and speech recognition after cochlear implantation. Data from the included articles were obtained independently by two authors. Standardized mean difference (SMD) for each measure and pooled effects were determined to assess improvement in QOL before and after cochlear implantation.
resultsFrom 14 articles with 679 CI patients who met the inclusion criteria, pooled analyses of all hearing-specific QOL measures revealed a very strong improvement in QOL after cochlear implantation (SMD = 1.77). Subset analysis of CI-specific QOL measures also showed very strong improvement (SMD = 1.69). Thirteen articles with 715 patients met the criteria to evaluate associations between QOL and speech recognition. Pooled analyses showed a low positive correlation between hearing-specific QOL and word recognition in quiet (r = 0.213), sentence recognition in quiet (r = 0.241), and sentence recognition in noise (r = 0.238). Subset analysis of CI-specific QOL showed similarly low positive correlations with word recognition in quiet (r = 0.213), word recognition in noise (r = 0.241), and sentence recognition in noise (r = 0.255).
conclusionsUsing hearing-specific and CI-specific measures of QOL, patients report significantly improved QOL after cochlear implantation. However, widely used clinical measures of speech recognition are poor predictors of patient-reported QOL with CIs. Laryngoscope, 128:982-990, 2018.
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